Riverside wedding to spring, scraps and sewing bloom
Lilacs spill from a dining room bouquet as MARGE LUCKEY shares life in Riverside. A new group, the Riverside Chamberettes, postpones a meeting due to snow, plans a rummage sale, and plants downtown flowers. A quirk note praises banana skins as fertilizer, while kitchen hints offer a squash casserole and thrift sewing with onhand materials for a jacket dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Riverside Chamberettes
Roman Holiday Theme Prom at Washington High Tonight
The annual junior senior prom at Washington High School will be held this evening with the theme Roman Holiday. Senior and junior classes, faculty, and guests attend starting at 9 p.m. Tiny Biggs and his orchestra provide the music for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Tiny Biggs
Trisha Knottnerus to undergo tonsillectomy at Washington Hospital
Trisha Knottnerus, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Knottnerus, entered Washington Hospital Sunday evening for a tonsillectomy scheduled Monday morning. She will start Ainsworth grade school this fall. Family notes include tulip plans in Pella and various local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gidec
Bethel
Trisha Knottnerus
Gary Knottnerus
Washington Hospital
Trisha
Ainsworth
May
Pella
Bernard Payne
Junior Knottnerus
Robert Shepherd
Frank Wenger
Sherry
Shepherd
Sue Shepherd
Talsa
Loel Letts
Adam Grove
On the Record Hospital Admissions and Births
Yesterday Mrs. Roy Miller of Columbus Junction was admitted for medical reasons. Today Angela Collett of Washington was admitted for surgery. Births record Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fuson of Letts welcoming a daughter. I Missed Charles Jackson of Washington and Mrs. George Chalupa of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Miller
Columbus Junction
Angela Collett
Washington
Robert Fuson
Letts
Charles Jackson
George Chalupa
Free Vision and Hearing Tests for Cedar Iowa Area Children
Cedar Iowa Johnson Linn and Washington Counties offer free sight and hearing testing for kindergarten entrants over the next four weeks. Tests run 9 to 11:30 in the morning and 1 to 3:30 in the afternoon at multiple sites including Highland Community Riverside and Ainsworth Elementary, Kalona, Wellman, parochial and public schools. Parents may contact school principals or Joint County at 366-7601 with questions before testing.
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Cedar
Iowa
Johnson
Linn
Washington
Highland Community
Catholic Hall
Riverside
Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Mid - Prairie Community
Kalona
Wellman
Nurses Celebrate 75th Jubilee in Iowa City
Local nurses Mrs. Helen Ryner Mrs. Robert Choate Mrs. Nate Young and Mrs. Joe H Jones attended the 75th Nurses Jubilee Anniversary of the College of Nursing in Iowa City May 10 11 The event featured tours a dinner speaker Dr Rozella Scholdfeldt professor at Case Western Reserve University and clinical sessions by the College of Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau of which Mrs Jones is a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ryner
Robert Choate
Nate Young
Joe H. Jones
College of Nursing
Iowa City
Rozella Scholdfeldt
Francis Payne Bolton
Mid-Prairie Board Approves April School Curriculum Changes
In April the Mid-Prairie Community School District board heard a junior high report by Principal Ray Schrepfer and Richard yer covering enrollment, staff use, mini courses, and a junior high curriculum overview. They approved bids for an industrial arts storage area, with the class building it, and a scheduling change to allow ninth graders a drafting course at the high school if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Prairie Community School District Board of Education
Ray Schrepfer
Richard Yer
Gilbert Christianson
Rosamond Goodlander
Martha Winborn
Sandra Plecker
Shirleen Statler
Warren Shade
Wellman
West Chester
Eileen Spehr
Ivan Redlinger
West Chester Civic Club
Kalona
Mrs Verle Balderson Dies in Fairfield at 80
Verle Bray Balderson, 80, of Route 3 Fairfield, died Friday afternoon May 11 1973 at her home. She is mother of Leo Beauchamp of Washington and had lived in Pleasant Plain. Funeral Monday 1:30 pm at Raymond Funeral Home Fairfield with burial Highland Cemetery Richland. Born Jefferson March 9 1893 daughter of George and Cora Bray she married Glenn Beauchamp December 18 1919. he died 1934. She married William Earl Balderson June 2 1949. he died 1971. Survived by daughter Doris Johnston Fairfield two sons Christie Beauchamp Libertyville Leo Washington one stepdaughter Maxine Wiggon Corpus Christi Texas 11 grandchildren 2 step grandchildren 8 great grandchildren 1 step great grandchild and two sisters Homer Ingham Selma California and Sylvia Dana Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verle Bray Balderson
Route 3
Fairfield
Leo Beauchamp
Washington
Pleasant Plain Area
Raymond
Highland Cemetery
Richland
Balderson
Jefferson Ontil
George
Cora Bray
Glenn Beauchamp
William Earl Balders
Donald
Doris) Johnston
Christie Beauchamp
Libertyville
Leo
Maxine Wiggon
Corpus Christi
Texas
Homer
Vera) Ingham
Selma, Calif
Clarence
Sylvia) Dana
Chalupa to Report to Germany After 30 Day Leave
Michael W. Chalupa is spending a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Chalupa at Ainsworth. He will report back to Germany June 4.
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Michael W. Chalupa
Charles Chalupa
Ainsworth
Germany
Keota 500 Club Evening Prompts Prizes and Visits
Albert Greiner hosted the 4 TC 500 Club on May 6 with three tables of play. Prizes went to Mrs. Rose Oswalt Tony Woltering Rene Peiffer Clarence Aller Mrs. Clarence Aller and Mrs. Leonard Greiner. Refreshments served. Several local visits and family news follow including births and hospital appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
Albert Greiner
Leonard Greiner
Rose Oswalt
Tony Woltering
Rene Peiffer
Clarence Aller
Elmer Aller
Helen Mills
Hazel Hicks
Mark Weber
Edward Weber
Sigourney
Lloyd Miller
Katheryn Romine
Iowa City
Richard Mayer
University Hospital
George L. Smith
Edward Greiner
Joan Marie
Washington County Hospital
Carol
Sara
John Millane
Fairfield
Rosa Greiner
Keota
Keith Wells
Robyn
Columbus Junction
Bright on residents host social notes from week across town
Missouri residents visit at Brighton as families and friends gather for dinners and weekend activities. Guests include Harold Rebling Sr and Jake Burger hosts. Emry family from Manchester. Rex and Larry Widmer. Mrs. Gilbert Widmer. Rev. Widmer from Cedar Rapids. Mt Pleasant trip. Frank Kirkpatrick of McComb. American Legion Auxiliary meeting hosted by Mrs. Leland Horton and Mrs. Warren Morgan with plans for Mothers Day tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Meuth
Brighton
Harold Rebling Sr
Jake Burger
Jack Emry
Manchester
Don Statler
Tony Meath
Rex Widmer
West Chester
Larry Widmer
Tiff
Joshua Emry
Gilbert Widmer
Cedar Rapids
Alice Rose
Kathryn Williams
Mt Pleasant
Frank Kirkpatrick
McComb
Leland Horton
Warren Morgan
American Legion Auxiliary
Norma Dunbar
Esther Morgan
DeMolay Advisory Council Meeting Set at Masonic Temple
The DeMolay Advisory Council will meet at 8 30 p m Monday after the regular DeMolay session at the Masonic Temple to discuss important matters concerning the state conclave.
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Masonic Temple
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Rarin
Wayne Gamon
Gamon
Journal Photo
Involvement
OREO
Mark Hampshire
Hampshire
Kirkwood Community College
Linn County Health Center
Mr Hampshire
Stephanie
the Baptist Church
Pepperidge Farm
Russell Stover Candies
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
Ruth Gideon
Ruth Wulf
Brenner
Raquel Welch
Mid-Prairie Board
Verle Balderson
Jewell Carris
Forsyth
T.H. Berdo
Pearl Richardson
Gladys Wilkite
Springfield
Harold Hibbs
Houston
Claudie Aldridge
Raymondsville
Raymond Chambers
A.J. FitzSimmons
Earl Leitsinger
Rebekah
Troy
Warren Bennett
Alma Hackett
Valberga White
Kenneth Pfaff
Pfaff
Munich
al. FitzSimmons
Elizabeth Leitsinger
Tipton
Walter Bennett
Clara Kent
Corinne Hill
Waterloo
Mae Cool
Marie Slead
Marie Chapman
Eugene
Oregon
Tally Chapman
Muscatine
Paul
Herman
Conneaut
Ohio
Slead
Missouri
Cadillac
Rod
Chau-Tau
Jack Hamilton
Morning Sun
Eddie Howard
Norman Lee
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